February 20, 2011

Keeping it Real. Keeping it Simple.

"In solitude we give passionate attention to our lives, to our memories, to the details around us." Virginia Wolf - A Room of One's Own

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The painters have been vigorously painting for the past two weeks. Finally, they've finished their work and I can begin to unpack the boxes and boxes of things that seem to have imbedded their presence into my being.

Since I moved in I've been picking about in boxes looking for things I need but, because of the painters, haven't been able to fully unpack.

Until now. It is the weekend. Time to just do it.

Time to slice open those boxes and place things into some kind of useful, organized reality.

Useful? Organized? Reality?

Really?

It's Saturday morning and I just want to sleep in.

The task is daunting and a bit overwhelming.

What a mess! Where do I begin?

Look at this room...ugh!

Where do I start in this jumble of boxes and rubbish?

First...I made coffee! Saved my soul, it did!

Next, made a list of 5 things I knew I could do...

You know...fold and tie card board for recycling, etc, etc.

OK...now, that's better!

Once I find the pegs to hold the shelves to the bookcases, I'll be delirious with happiness.

It's the little things that mean so much.

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Next, I put the black four poster bed together all by myself, thank you very much!

"...because I'm a woman...

W-O-M-A-N!"

Fresh linens and voila! Ready for a nap...

But it ain't gonna happen.

I have another bed to make...

Nothing fancy. Very simple, very real.

Clearly, nothing at all like the eye candy I've been drooling over the past couple of months.

I have beds, dressers, and clean, warm linens! For many in this world, a luxury.